revestir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
revestir — to coat
The imperative uses 'reviste' (tú) and 'revista' (usted), following the stem-change pattern.
revestir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or instructions on how to coat or cover a surface.
Notes on revestir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the present indicative third-person singular (reviste), while others use the subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
Reviste la pared con esta pintura.
Coat the wall with this paint.
tú
Revistamos la zona antes de que llueva.
Let's cover the area before it rains.
nosotros
Revistan el coche para protegerlo.
Coat the car to protect it.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'revestid' as a formal command.
Correct: revistan
Why: 'Revestid' is only for 'vosotros' in Spain; 'revistan' is the polite or plural command form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: revisto
Revestir has an e-to-i stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: revestí
Revestir has a third-person stem change (e-to-i) in the forms 'revistió' and 'revistieron'.
Imperfect
yo: revestía
Revestir is completely regular in the imperfect: revestía, revestías, revestía...
Future
yo: revestiré
Revestir is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: revestiría
Revestir is regular in the conditional: revestiría, revestirías, revestiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: revista
Revestir changes e to i in all forms of the present subjunctive (revista, revistamos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: revistiera
Revestir uses the 'revisti-' stem in all forms of the imperfect subjunctive.
Negative Imperative
yo: no revistas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no revistas, no revistamos.